Loose-leaf file for holding individual accounts.



E. L. MOONEY. LOOSE LEAP PI'LE FOR HOLDING INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1910.

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EDWARD L. MOONEY, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOPHILIP W. WIBJTH, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

LOOSE-LEAF FILE FOR HOLDING INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

Application filed November 7, 1910. Serial No. 590,978.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD L. IaLiooNnY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loose-Leaf Files for Holding Individual Accounts; and I do hereby declare thefollow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved loose leaf filefor holding individual accounts and, to the above end, the inventionconsists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafterdescribed and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, likecharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved file;Fig. 2 is a lower end elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a longitudinalvertical section taken on the irregular line 9: m of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is aview corresponding to Fig. 1, with the exception that the so-calledclamping plate is shown in an open position and one of the loose leaves,with a portion thereof broken away, is shown as held by the improvedfile;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section taken on the line :0 of Fig.4; and Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line w 00 ofFig. 4.

The numeral 1 indicates the back or body of the improved file. At itsupper portion, the back 1 is bent outward to form a transverse hingeflange 2, and which flange 2, at its upper edge, terminates in a pair ofaxially alined and laterally spaced hinge lugs 3. On each longitudinaledge of the back 1 is an integrally formed retaining flange 4. Theseretaining flanges 4 project outward at right angles to the back 1 andextend from the outer ends of the hinge flange 2 toward the lower end ofthe back 1, a distance equal to about one-third the entire length of theback 1. Normally rest-ing on the upper edges of the flanges 4 is ahinged clamping plate 5, the upper edge of which is bent downward atright angles to the body portion thereof, toward the hinge flange 2, toform a hinge flange 6. This hinge flange 6, at its free edge, terminatesin a series of laterally spaced hinge lugs 7 which are axially alinedwith the hinge lugs 3 and are connected thereto, for hinge-likemovement, by means of a long hinge pin 8 which extends the full width ofthe back 1. At the intermediate portion of the free edge of the clampingplate 5, a portion thereof is pressed slightly upward, at 9, to affordconvenient means to take hold of in opening the clamp ing plate 5.Yielding means are provide! for holding the clamping plate 5 in eitherits open or its closed position, in the form of a leaf spring 10. Oneend of the spring 10 is secured to the intermediate portion of the upperface of the back 1 and just below the hinge flange 2 by cutting a pairof laterally spaced slits 11 which extend transversely of and completelythrough the back 1. That portion of the back 1 between the slits 11 ispressed upward at 12, so that the under side thereof projects above theback 1, a distance equal to the thickness of the spring 10, and one endof the spring 10 is passed through the slits 11 and between the raisedportion 12 and the back 1. The other end of the spring 10 isapproximately U-shape, and the free end thereof extends downward andyieldingly pressing against the intermediate hinge lug 7 of the clampingplate 5. As best shown in Fig. 5, the intermediate hinge lug 7 is bentso that its free edge portion extends approximately parallel with theclamping plate 5 and the edge portion thereof is engaged by the spring10 when the clamping plate 5 is in its closed position.

Stamped directly from the back 1, 'at points below the upper edgethereof, is a pair of laterally spaced barbs 13. These barbs 13 are bentupward so as to stand at right angles to the back 1 and are of the sameheight as the retaining flanges 4 and when the clamping plate 5 is'inits closed position, it will rest on the upper ends of the barbs 13, aswell as on the retaining flanges 4, as previously stated.

The lower end portion of the back 1 is bent upward at right anglesthereto, to

form the body portion of a name plate holder 14. At its lower edgeportion adjacent to the back 1, the holder 14 is longitudinally foldedto form a long narrow guide channel 15 and the upper edge portion of theholder 14 is first bent outward and then downward for a short distanceto form a long narrow longitudinally extended guide channel 16 whichextends parallel with the guide channel 15. These guide channels 15 and16 are adapted to detachably hold a name plate Y, which may be made ofany suitable material and is insertible into and removable from theholder let by endwise sliding movement in the guide channels 15 and 16.On the name plate Y may be written or impressed the name of theindividual with whom an account has been opened or the name of thecontents held by the im proved file.

One of the loose leaves Y is shown in Fig. 4 and the same may be ruledand printed to meet various requirements for which it is to be used.

In each leaf Y is punched, near its upper edge, a pair of laterallyspaced holes Y and the diameters of which are a little larger than thebarbs 13. The holes Y are so positioned as to receive the barbs 13 whenthe leaf Y is properly positioned in respect to the back 1. The leaves Yare of such width and length as to just fit between the retainingflanges 4 and the holder 1% and in which position the edges of the holesY are held just out of engagement with the barbs 13, thus preventing thebarbs 13 from tearing the leaves Y in placing the leaves Y in the file,the retaining flanges greatly help in properly positioning the leaves Y"for the reason that one edge of the leaf Y may first be brought intoengagement with one 01- the retaining flanges at, thereby properlypositioning the holes Y with respect to the barbs 13.

From the above description and the showing in the drawings, it will benoted that the back 1, hinge flange 2, hinge lugs 3, retaining flangesat, means for holding the spring 10, barbs 13, holder let and guidechannels 15 and 16 are all stamped from a single piece of sheet metal.It will also be noted that the clamping plate 5, hinge flange 6 andhinge lugs 7 are also stamped from a single piece of metal. By thusmaking the several parts of the improved file, a very cheap andeilicient file is obtained.

What I claim is:

1. In a metallic file for holding loose leaves, the combination with aback plate, side and foot flanges, spaced channels formed in said footflange for detachably holding a name plate, and leaf holding barbs, allof said parts being stamped from a single sheet of metal, of a clampingplate hinged to the upper edge of said back plate and resting on saidside flanges and said barbs when in a closed position, and a springyieldingly holding said clamping plate in its closed position,substantially as described.

2. In a metallic file for holding loose leaves, the combination with aback plate, side and foot flanges, spaced channels formed in said footflange for detachably holding a name plate, leaf holding barbs, andspring holding means, all of said parts being stamped from a singlesheet of metal, of a clamping plate hinged to the upper edge of saidback plate and resting on said side flanges and said barbs when in aclosed position, and a spring held by said spring holding means andarranged to yieldingly hold said clamping plate in a closed position,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a metallic file for holding loose leaves andhaving a back plate, side and foot flanges, means formed on said footflange for detachably holding a name plate, and leaf'holding barbs, allof said parts being stamped from a single sheet of metal, of a clampingplate hinged to the upper edge of said back plate and resting on saidside flanges and said barbs when in a closed position, and a springyieldingly holding said clamping plate in its closed position,substantially as described.

in testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD L. MOONEY.

Witnesses Anion V. SwANsoN, T-IARRY D. Kinoonn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Latents. Washington, D. 0.

